St. Antoine, Ile aux Grues, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Antoine, Ile aux Grues was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 586. The administrative centroid was at approximately 47.102°N, 70.519°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Antoine, Ile aux Grues had a population of 586: 317 male and 269 female residents. Population density was 51.5 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 470 |
| 1861 | 483 |
| 1871 | 639 |
| 1881 | 630 |
| 1891 | 586 |
| 1901 | 517 |
| 1911 | 681 |
| 1921 | 646 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 158 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6 |
| FAM NO | 98 |
| Number of families | 98 |
| Number of females | 269 |
| Number of males | 317 |
| Number of married females | 74 |
| Number of married males | 73 |
| Number of married persons | 147 |
| Number of widowed females | 15 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 25 |
| POP F | 269 |
| POP M | 317 |
| POP TOT | 586 |
| Total population | 586 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 180 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 234 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 414 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 576 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 10 |
Buildings & housing (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 96 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 96 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 50 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 45 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 16 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 1 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 20 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 31 |
| Number of occupied houses | 96 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 2 |
Agriculture (62 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 34 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 2,415 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 1,798 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 2,852 |
| Acres of hay crops | 1,780 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 5,301 |
| Acres of land in farms | 7,099 |
| Acres of oats | 535 |
| Acres of potatoes | 243 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 148 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 56 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 56 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 1 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 12 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 3 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 4,811 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 161 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 29,577 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 666 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 1,003 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 91 |
| BWT BU | 12 |
| HAY AC | 1,780 |
| HAY TONS | 2,138 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 71 |
| Number of chickens | 678 |
| Number of ducks | 65 |
| Number of employees on farms | 6 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 60 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of geese | 167 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 43 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 130 |
| Number of milk cows | 375 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 77 |
| Number of other cattle | 200 |
| Number of other fowl | 10 |
| Number of oxen | 2 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 8 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 10 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 14 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 35 |
| Number of sheep | 437 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 212 |
| Number of swine | 248 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 219 |
| Number of turkeys | 2 |
| OAT AC | 535 |
| OAT BU | 4,811 |
| PEA BU | 161 |
| POT AC | 243 |
| POT BU | 29,577 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 2,229 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 33,945 |
| RYE BU | 666 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 2,138 |
| WHT AC | 148 |
| WHT SP BU | 1,003 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 8 |
| A 11 50 | 10 |
| A 201 PL | 14 |
| A 51 100 | 10 |
| BEN BU | 1 |
| BUTTER LB | 33,945 |
| CATTLE KS | 71 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 180 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 234 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 414 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 2,229 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 43 |
| DUCKS | 65 |
| FAMILIES | 98 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6 |
| FRN CA | 576 |
| GEESE | 167 |
| GRA BU | 3 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 678 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 130 |
| HOUSES | 96 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 3 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 20 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 50 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 31 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 16 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 1 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 45 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 2 |
| HOUSES W | 96 |
| INF 11 A | 35 |
| MD FEM | 74 |
| MD MALE | 73 |
| MD TOT | 147 |
| MILK COWS | 375 |
| NAME CD | Montmagny |
| OC E | 6 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 60 |
| OC TOT | 77 |
| OTHER FOWL | 10 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 200 |
| OTHERS | 10 |
| SHEEP | 437 |
| SHEEP KS | 212 |
| SUP AM | 5,301 |
| SUP FOR | 1,798 |
| SUP JV | 34 |
| SUP PAT | 2,415 |
| SUP SC | 2,852 |
| SUP TOT | 7,099 |
| SWINE | 248 |
| SWINE KS | 219 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 96 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 91 |
| TURKEY | 2 |
| WID FEM | 15 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 25 |
| WORKING OX | 2 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC171006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC074002— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Antoine, Ile aux Grues, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-antoine-ile-aux-grues-qc171006-1891/.